CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED After Many Days of Warm Debate All Ends Serenely. TRIBUTE TO SPEAKER CANNON. Haute Membere of all Partlee Join In Routing Testimonial to Their "Unci Joe." At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon the second session of the Fifty-eighth Con great adjourned tine ills with the heartiest manifestations of good will among Its members. For several weeks past the ncpiihllcnns and Dem ocrats have spent a considerable por tion of the time In a political debate that nt times has reached a very sharp nnd acrimonious stage. They hnve fought over all the political battles Rlnro the foundation of the govern ment. Hut on the last all unpleasant features were apparently forgotten, nnd the tenators and members sep arated with good wishes and the ex change of kindly sentiments. In tho house this love feast took the form of an ovation to Speaker Cannon, In which Democrats nnd Re publicans vied with each ether In an endeavor to show the Breaker tho proatOBt respect and consideration. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the house testifying to his abso lute fairness, his good common sense and his genial good humor, character istics which Mr. Cannon Is admitted to possess In a remarkable degree. The speaker responded with a speech In which he showed hi? appreciation of his estimate of his collovzurs, nnd this Impressive scene was followed by one. Immediately succeeding adjournment, In which the members Joined In sing ing patriotic airs nnd closed with a few stanzas of "He's a Jolly Good Fel low." The closing hours cf the session In the Senate were marked by a brief but spirited political debntvj between Senators Gorman and Aldrlch. There was no 111 feeling displayed, however, and even the senators parted with ex pressions of good fellowship, although uiey were not so demonstrative as to but st Into song like the representa tives. A resolution was adopted thanking Senator Frye, the presiding filcer, for hlo fairness and efficiency. which ho appropriately respondod. The president and his cabinet occu pied the president's capitol office room during a part of the debnte.aand some of tho president's advisers were among tho most Interested listeners to the criticisms and defense of their chief. rg. Roosevelt and other members of le president's fnmily occupied scats n tho gallery towards tho close ol tbe session. Tho total approprintlons mado by this Congress abrogate $7St, 574,129. Of this sum 126.801,843 was to pay de ficiencies for prior fiscal years and $uC,5on,nno Is set as-ldo for application to tho sinking fund. This leaves the total appropilatlon for the expenses of the government for 1903 09S,2V2,7S0. 8AVED MANY LIVES. Young Boy Prevents Train from Strik ing Rock. The heroism of Leonard Ilownrd, a 13-year-old boy, saved a Norfolk & Western train and poBslbly 80 passen gers who were bound to No: folk, Va., from Columbus, O. Knowing tnat a huge rock had fall, en on the rails, the boy dashed up the track, waving his cap and shouting. The engineer understood the situation and applied tho emergency airbrakes. The train, with grinding, spark-spitting wheels, slid down tho track, but cculd not be stopped hoforo tho engine struck the rock. The boy's s'lgnal, i however, saved the train, for no dam-1 age was done beyond crushing tho ' front of the locomotive. A purse was made up for the little hero. , Million Dollar Oil Deal. The Southern Oil company of Texas ; sold its entire holdings, except out-' standing accounts, to tho Houcton OH ! company. The ' consideration named ! In the deed Is $1,000,000. CHINA EQUIPPING ARMY. Will Add 72,000 Men to Force Already . . , In Field. What may bo regarded as the first definite move on tbe part of the Chi nese government to prepare to take rait in the war between Japan and Russia was taken on the 29th ult., when an imperial order was issued to the viceroys to equip and prepare for active service at once 72,000 troops. This, ill addition to the men already In the field, will give China an army of not far from 200,000 men, armed with modern rifles, equipped with modern munitions and In the main drilled In accord with modern military methods and officered by fairly competent men. Chile Wants Help. Alarming cablegrams have been re ceived from Santiago de Chile saying that the Chilean government has in structed Its minister at Washington, Senor Walker-Martinez, to Inquire 'if tho United State will defend her In case Chile shall proceed forcibly on the question of annexing the pro vinces of Tacna and Arlca, which that country Is disposed to do. Four Deaths In a Fire. Four lives were lost in the burning of the Bryant house on Past Michigan avenue, Lansing, Mich. Tbe dead are Jerome C. Stiles, Grand Rapids; John Volland, Lansing; Ransom Dlngman, Lansing, and James Ray, Lansing. Three victims were burned to death, their charred bodies not being found until daylight permitted a search of the ruins. A tank of gasoline In the ' basement of tbe building exploded a few minutes after the fire broke out, catterlng flame all over the build tog. , JAPANESE TRANSPORT SUNK. Torpedo Boat of Vladivostok Fleet Inflicts Damage. 'Russian torpedo boats belonging to the Vladivostok squadron sank a Jap anese military transport, the Klnshlu Maru, of 4.000 tons, during the bight of April 20 with all on board with the exception of 17 officers, 20 soldiers, 05 of the crew nnd 85 coolie carriers. The others, who refused to surrender, wero sent to tho bottom with the ship. Bt. Petersburg 1s filled with rumors regnrdlng the sinking of tho transport. One report has It that 3,000 men wore aboard the transport when she went down, but the Admiralty Insists that there were only 200. The ofllclnl repoit of F.ear Admiral Ye2en to the Emperor .!s ni follows: "During the night of April 2 two Russian . torpedo boats met at snn the Japanese military transport Kinchin Maru, of 4,oo tons, laden with rice and other military stores and about 1,500 tons of coal. The transport was armed with four Hotchklss guns of 47 millimeters. The Russians captured on board 17 officers, 20 soldiers, 85 mil itary carriers, or coolies, nnd 05 of the crew, who surrendered. The remain der of tho men, who were to form a landing party, and who were left with out office;, obstinately refused to surrender or go on board a Russian cruiser. Furthermore, they offered armed resistance to the Russians. In the end they were sent to the bottom I with the transport." If. Is snld that the emperor Is highly! Indipnnnt over the affair nnd that hoi will relievo Yeszon and order him to bo courtmartlnled. THREW VITRIOL. Contents of Bottle Dashed In Face of Bister at Convent. A red-faced, roughly drersed man, supposed to ho a tramp, demnnded money and refused tho proffered food nt the door of St. Jospin's convent. Wheeling. Returning a little later tho man dashed the contents of a bottlo o! cnrbolle ncld In the face of Sister Mnry Alma, who nnswered the bell. Tho sifter fell to the floor streaming with pain. A physician, who was promptly summoned, expressed the opinion that ho could save her sight, but he fenrod the effect upon her ner vous system. Nearly all tho tramps In the city nr. In the custody of the police, but the aeld thrower Is believed to have gone towards Plttslinrg on a freight train, nnd the authorities In that city have been furnished with as good a description or him at Sister Almn Is able to give in her present condition. Tho authorities connect tho outrage with the assault last September at St. John's orphnnag", nt Kim Grove, In which bister A'.nm was tho victim, and lor which three negroes nro now serving sentences In the penitentiary at Moundbvllle. CAPITAL NOTES. President Roosevelt has nppcinted , Thomas C. Dawson, of Iowa, nt pre?- j eat seeretnry of tho United States lo- j gatlon at Rio Janeiro, fXazll. as Unl-, ted States Minister to Santo Domingo. The office has Just been provided for I by legla'atlon and carries t.vlth .It a snl-j ary of $5,000 a year. I The benate confirmed the nomlna- j tlon of Jeter C. Fr.'.telmrd. of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge, for tho Fourth Judicial district. The president sent to the senate the nomination of J. Whlttaker Thompson to be United States attorney for tho eastern district of Pennsylvania. The appointment was confirmed. Charles F. McKenna. of r.'.ttshurg, will not be appointed United States district Judge for Porto Rico. The Senate adjourned without taking nc- ( tlon on his nomination, which went in the day before yesterda'y. and It Is , stated, and nrparontly npdn sufficient authority, that tho President will name another man from another State for the place. ' j Cruiser California Launched. The armored cruiser California was launched at the shipyards of the Un ion Iron works In San FrancUco. Tho electric button which started tho ves sel on her way to tho water was touch ed by Mrs. Walter S. Martin, daughter of Henry T. Scott, president cf the Union Iron works, and the cruiser was christened "California" by Miss Flor enca May Pardee, daughter cf Gov. Pardee. TERSE TELEGRAMS. Fire at Racine, Wis., destroyed . property to tho extent of $CO.C00, Fcrnle, D. C, a town of 3,000 inhab-; Hants, was destroyed by fire, cau3lns ' a loss of $500,000. ! Mrs. Edith J. Hollls was acquitted ' at Dover, Del., of tho charge of mur-. derlng her husband. i D. F. Randolph, president of the de funct Natlonnl Eank of Commerce at ' Wyandotte, I. T.. was arrested In i Chicago as a fugitive from Justice. An attempt was made to assassinate ! D. M. Robert, mayoralty candidate on the Independent Labor ticket, at Jef-. fersonvllle, Ind. Acting Socretary of War Oliver has approved tbe plans of the Pennsyl-J vanla Railroad company for a new bridge across the Susquehanna river at Havre de Grace, Md. i J. Frank Hanly was nominated for Governor and a full State ticket named by the Republican convention In In diana, which Instructed for Roosevelt. Robert Grau, testifying In a New York court, said that Adel'ina Paul gave up $40,000 by omitting the last concerts of bor American tour. Plane for Baltio Fleet. ' The London Dally Mall details the purported Russian scheme of coaling the Baltic fleet on Its voyage to the Far East. Largo vessels from one of the Atlantic lines will be employed in the Mediterranean. Tbe Russian agent lu London 1ms chattered about 20 steamers, British, German and Ameri can. These will convey 70.000 tons of coal, nominally for a German firm, to a Chinese neutral -port, whence they will dash for Port Arthur and Vladivostok. DRIVEN BACK BY RUSSIANS Muscovite Position at Lizavena "Charged with Heavy Loss. BIO. FIGHT AT SEA REPORTED. Persistent Rumors at Nagaskl That Ruttlan Fleet at Vladlvottok Wat Defeated. Tho Japanese troops which crossed the Valu north of TschnngdJIou charged, during the night or April 20 27, tho Russian position near Liza vena, a village on the Manchurlnn bank of tho Yalu. They were repuls ed, but their loss is not known. Two gunboats steamed up the river to the support of tho Japanese, when a KusBlau field battery nt Amlsnn opened fire upon them, resulting In a duel which lasted for 20 minutes. Tho Russian Are was too hot and the gun boats were forced to turn and steam oirt of range. The Japanese were facilitated In crossing by their occupation of the Island of Samallnda. A report has reached Nagnskl that a great sri battle has been fought to the north cf Womson between the Russian Vladivostok squadron and a Japanese naval force, which has re sulted in another victory for tbe Japanese arms. Tho report Is lock ing in details nnd the naval authori ties say they have received no word of the reported fight, but tho rumor Is persistent nnd Is believed to be true. The presumption Is that Jf nn en gagement has been fought that Ad miral Knmemura's squadron Is the one which hns fought It. Only the offi cials know what vessels ho has with him, bttt It can safely be assumed that It was strong enough to hnndle the Russian squadron which It was sent north to keep from doing damage. Strikers Sentenced. As a result of the riot at Garrett, Pa., on April 19, Judge Francis J, Kooser pronounced six of the 20 al leged strike leaders before him In con tempt of court and sentenced them to pay a fine of $50 each, nil the costs of prosecution nnd to undergo Imprison ment In the county Jail until May 11,! when If they fall to purge themselves of the charge resting against them, tho cojirt stntcd he would remand them to prison. Young Man Drowned. While sailing In a boat on t'ae Ma honing river at Warren, O., the wind capsized the boat, throwing Elroy F. Dutton Into the water. He endeavored to swim to shore, but his rubber boots filled with water nnd dragged him down about 15 feet from shore. Tho body was recovered an hour after tho drowning. The young man was 20 yea: a old, a graduate of the local schools, nnd had boon studying law. Defeated by Dominicans. A German steamship which arrived at St. Thomas from Monte Crlstl, San to Domingo, reports that 300 govern ment troops attacked the Jimlnez forces nt C.uayacanes, near Santo de los Cabnlleios, several days ago. Af ter a fierce battle tho government troops were defeated. Their losses were 41 killed and 10 wounded. Gens. Cabrera, Arroyo and Luna were killed. Twelve of the Jimlnez forces were killed. Rhode Island for Roosevelt. The Republican State convention met In Providence and elected these delegates-at-largo to the National con vention: Charles Alexander, H. Mar tin Brown, Frank W. Tlllinghast and Alphonse Gaulln. Jr. The platform commends the administration of Presl dent Roosevelt, declaring that he has shown himself equal to every emer gency and pledging him the united sup port of tho Republicans of the State. Plunged 2,000 Feet to Death. The collapse of a cage In the Rob inson mine at Johannesburg, precipi tated 43 natives 2.000 foot to tho bot tom. All were killed. CONGO STATE GETS LAKE. New African Delimitation Brings Im portant Changes. One of the most Important results of the delimitation work In East Africa, along the Anglo-German Congo fron tier, west of Victoria Nyanza, is the discovery that the whole of Lake Al bert Edward Nyanza belongs to the Congo Independent State. As a result Great Brit&ln loses an Important strip of territory. Including the valuable salt j deposits north of Lake Albert Edward. It Is also announced that P.ie mouth of Kagera river Is In British territory. Hitherto it had been believed to be In German territory. Town Almost Destroyed. Nino-tenths of Fernie, B. C, a town of 3,000, the largest settlement In Crows Nest Pats district, was destroy ed by flro. Estimated loss, $500,OCO. The water supply almost failed and the fire burned Itself out. Nearly the whole of six blocks were destroyed, Including elx hotels, two wholesale houses, Christ church and virtually all the retail stores in town. There were no casualties. Miners Go on Strike. Between 500 and 600 miners em ployed at the three mines of the Cam bria Steel company at Franklin, above Johnstown, Pa., went on strike. The strike Is partly one of sympathy, the workmen having a grievance, being the drivers. Tho men claim that the company compels them to work for less than tbe district scale and that they are required to do work for which they are not paid. A union was form ed by the miners last week. When the drivers quit the remainder of the men also went out. MANY KILLED BY TORNADO. The Indian Territory and Texas Swept by Destructive Storm. ' A dispatch from Falrland, I. T., says: Eight people were killed by tornado that passed through this sec tion Sundny. Many house were de molished. The tornado caused property dam age to tho extent of thousands. Four miles south of here the tornado was even more severe. Farm houses and barns were completely demolished and farm stock was killed. Six persons were killed by a tornado that swept through the country about four miles south of Prior. Reports have been received that a number of others were Injured. Tho storm started near Chotiteau, on the Missouri, Kannns and Texas road, and swerved to the northeast, cutting a path from one-half to a mile wide and about 20 miles long. Tho Abbott home was demolished and the four members of the Tamlly Instantly killed. The storm then struck tho Dely home, blowing It to pieces, killing the young son and probably fatally In juring the father. At Grand river, the Hitting house wss demolished, the tornado killing Lucy Hitting and Injuring her father, Leopold Hitting, a farmer. The torna do then passed Into the flint hills of the river and tore a strip through the woods as clean cut as though made by wood choppers. The storm was fol lowed by a heavy fall of rain. A tornado passed three miles east of Mexla, Tex., demolishing the houses of A. II. Shanks, R. II. Daker, George Wolf and Dr. llnchelor. Miss Jennie Shanks was probably fatally Injured and all of the members of the Shanks family were hurt. W. E. Ilennor and his daughter were blown from car riage and seriously hurt. John Truolove and child were killed and Mrs. Truolove was fatally hurt In a storm that destroyed their borne at Chotcau. Near Choteau a young man was blown a quarter of a mile and killed, and his father was blown a long distance, but escaped serious In Jury. An Indian woman nnd child were killed by a storm at Tabloquah, I. T. The storm In Jefferson county caus ed the loss of four lives and much damage to property. The towns of rnstoria and Sherrlll were tbe prin cipal sufferers. The path of the storm was about 100 yards wldo and 10 miles long. At Pas torla two persons were killed and Ave injured, one perhaps fatally. The crops In tho fields in the path of tho storm wero severely damaged. ' TERSE TELEGRAMS. Four tramps were killed near Wi nona, Minn., while asleep on the rail road track. Tho Hungarian government railroad strike Is ended and train service has been resumed. A tnrnndo struck McPherson, Kns., Injuring three persons and demolish ing several buildings. Delia Cochran, 27 yenrs old, killed herself at Enst Liverpool, O., by shoot ing herself through the heart. Frank Rose, the wlfo murder, y.'03 shot to death at Salt I,ake City, Utah, four bullets entering his heart. Vandals entered the French pavll lion at tho St. Louis world's fair and destroyed two costly marble statues. The general council of the bar of England adopted resolutions In favor of an Anglo-American arbitration treaty. John K. Cowcn, former president of tho Baltimore & Ohio railroad, died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. A. 11. Seclye, in Chicago. William Francis and one child were klllod and Mrs. Francis and two chit dren Injured by an explosion of dyna mite at Owosso, Mich. The town of Illig, on tho coast of Somallland, hns been bombarded by tho British. Tho Sultan of llllg was captured. The Lyceum theater and other prop erty at Syracuse, N. Y., was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $200,000. Tho Chicago Great Western railway company filed with the secretary of state of Illinois a certificate of Increase of capital stock. From $30,000,000 the total amount of stock Is Increased to $50,000,000. A three-story building nt Elgin, 111., was wrecked by robbers who blow the safe of H. J. Shuett & Son and secured $2,200 In cash. About 3G0 men are Idle at be Ohio ami Pennsylvania Coal Company's n.lno, at Sallneville, O., the machine workers refusing to work for the wages named iu the new scale. Three lives were lest and property valued at $200,000 was destroyed in a fire at the John Stanley Soap works. Tho dead, all of whom were firemen, are: Thomas Madlgan, James Crean and Hugo Arlgone. The New Hampshire State Demo cratic -convention selected T. I. Mor ris, J. J. Doyle and J. P. Chatel dele-gates-at-large to the National con vention In Chicago. They are unln structed, but are said to favor Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York, for the Presidential nomination. Six men were terlously hurt, one of whom died as the reBUlt of his In juries, and two women were badly In jured by the explosion of engine No. 2220, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail road, at Braddock, Pa. Five buildings were damaged, one house being al most completely wrecked. Charles B. Barnes and Charles H. Allen were appointed receivers to set tle the affairs of the Boston Steel and Iron Company, on a petition by the Cambria Steel Company of Philadel phia, a creditor. The total Indebted ness approximates -$146,000, of which $90,000 Is unsecured. Dr. Clarence L. McOill, a dentist of Avalon, was given a hearing in the United States District Court at Pitts burg before Commissioner William T. Llndsey, on charges of making and passing counterfeit money. He waa held In $2,500 ball for trial at the May term of court. JAPS LOSE 4,000 SOLDIERS Mikado's Men Succeed In Forcing Passage of the Yalu. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP WARSHIP. Revolutionist Fixes Bomb to Eleclrlo Wires on Russian Vcsiel at Cronetadt. The St. Petersburg cot respondent of the Paris Matin says: "I learn from a sure source that the Vladivostok squadron yesterdny sank four Japanese transports which were conveying 4,000 men," between Monday night and Tuesday morning the Japanese forced a pas sago of the Yalu, two companies cross ing. Heavy firing was heard near Tatting Kau, In which It is believed I the Japanese made a feint in order to : distract attention from the real point ' of passnge. So Tar no bridge spans 1 the river. It Is believed the Russian ! fire succeeded 'In destroying the float-1 Ing parts of the Japanese bridges. I On April 23 the Russians observed that the Japanese were making prep-1 aratlons to cross the Yalu. A sensational story is afloat at Cronstadt of an attempt to destroy ; the battleship Alexander III. Accord-: Ing to tho reports a sailor saw a stranger, wearing the uniform of an : officer, going down into the engine! room of the battleship, and, following him, saw tho stranger attaching some thing connected with wire to the dy namos. After the stranger left the sailor examined the attachment and found It to be a bomb. Tho sailor at once cut the wires, ran up on deck to tell what had happened, and found that the Btranger had hanged himself. The crew of tbe Alexander HI., It Is added, were Instructed not to speak of the occurrence, and It is said that the ttrangnr was a member of some revo lutionary organization, to whose lot 1t had lalien to blow up the Alexander 111. SPAIN'S PREMIER SHOT AT. While on Way From Alicante to San Vicente Bullet Whizzed Through Car. Premier Mnura was shot at but was not wounded while on his way to Ma drid from the Balearic islands. When between Alicante and San Vicente a bullet whizzed through the toof of his car. The Incident created great alarm but no one was injured. The ofllclal report of the incident given out by tho minister of the Inter ior, says: "As the train waa running between Alicante and San Vicente some per sons fired and others throw stones. Tbe gendarmes accompanying tho train returned the fire. Neither the premier nor tbe other passengers were hurt. Two arrests wore made." CANAL PAYMENT MADE. Paris Syndicate of Bankers Turns Over $40,000,0C0. Attorney General Knox has received cablegrams from Messrs. Day and RiiHsell, who went to Paris as his representatives to conduct tbe closing negotiations for the Panama canal property, to tho effect thnt the deeds of the property, archives and all oth er papers and documents which will belong to the United States under the transfer have nlieady been turned over to them, and that the purchase price of $40,000,000 has been advanced to the canal company ty a Paris synd icate c! bankers. Messrs. Day and Russell are ex pected to return to Washington with in tho next 10 days, and will bring with them the titlo deeds of tho ca nal property.. Japanese Steamer Sunk. The RusBlnn Vladivostok squadron suddenly appeared off Gensan, on the east coast of Korea, and sank the Goyo Maru, a Japanese merchant steamer of COO tons. It Is thought In Toklo that this Russian naval raovo ment was made In the hope of Inter cepting some unprotected Japanese troop ships. It Is not believed the squadron will remain at Gensan long. Rushing Fair Work. Thirty thousand men from the army of laborers and artisans who are rush ing to completion the work of putting the World's fair In order for the open ing day. Tho force Is being increased as rapidly as men can be hired, practi cally every applicant being put to work. Three thousand more men bavo boen added to the regular night force In handling the exhibits and working on the roadways and landscapes de partment. Every day the force will be added to and by Friday night It Is ex pected that upward of 40,000 men will be doing the work of the final clean ing. ' Chinese Must Be Deported. In the Supreme Court of the United States an opinion was delivered In the case of Sing-Tuck and 31 other Chi nese held for deportation on the order of an inspector. The court held that Chinamen must pursue the course outlined in the law, exhausting the remedies there provided before apply ing to the courts. The effect of the decUlon Is to sustain the action of the Inspectors. Railroad Station Burned. The Pennsylvania Railroad union station at Harrisburg, was damaged by fire to the extent of $75,000 to $100,000. All the record of the com pany, Including highly valuable blue prints, are Included in the loss. Traffic was delayed about three hours. The train dispatcher's office was destroyed, and to facilitate traffic, temporary of fices were established at North street, a branch Intersection. The fire is supposed to have originated from crossed electric wires in an elevator shaft on the tnlrd floor. STEEL TRADE AT STANDSTILL Pig Iron le Weaker and Blast Fur. nace Activity Has Caused an Over Produotlon. Dun A Co's. "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Business continues to move In most conservative channels, purchases being restricted to Im mediate requirements and weather conditions dominating the situation to an unusual extent. At many points there has been little spring trade and the transition from winter to sum mer will be accomplished with scarce ly any Intermediate season. Consid ering this adverse factor, the cur rent volume of business Is remarkably satisfactory. Building operations are also deferred to a late date. Much structural work Is projected, however, and at some favored points last year's record promises to be surpassed. As a rule manufacturing plant are not working at full capacity, Idle ma chinery being most extensive In tex tile Industries. Floods and storms have interrupted traffic, yet railway earnings thus lar reported for April are only 6.5 per cent Bmaller than last year. Iron and steel conditions are still devoid of any definite campaign. In several departments the week has brought slightly Increased activity, notably In merchant steel, pipe and structural shapes, but In many branches there is hesitation. The nearer fundamental lines are ap proached the less strength Is seen. Pig iron Is also weaker at Pittsburg and the rapid Incrense In blast fur nnce activity has lifted the capacity above tho market's requirements. Unlets contracts for the third quarter aro soon placed on a liberal scale It Is probable that output will be checked. Wire mills have maintained activity, but some tin plate works are inter rupted 4iy disputes regarding details of the wage reduction. Fuel markets send conflicting re ports, anthracite coal being freely sought to take advantage of the spring discounts, but soft coal and coke are abundant and cheap, because of Idle ness at many factories. Conditions are less satisfactory in the dry goods trade than at any previous time this season. Activity and strength is re ported In the Western hide markets, sales of over 100,000 being reported on Thursday, when the leading Interest resumed purchasing. Failures this week numbered 202 In the United States, against 203 Inst year, and 16 In Canada, compared with 13 a year ago. RUSSIAN NAVAL BLUNDERS. Two of the Czar'e War Vessels Take Each other for Enemies. The navM court-martin', of the cat tain of the cruiser Boyarin, which struck a mine, nnd wos partially de stroyed near Port Arthur on February 13, has brought out some sensational facts not blthcrto published. These show that Port Arthur was In a state of consternation nt the time, owing to tho Japanese torpedo attack on the night of February 9. According to testimony adduced nt the court-martial, the Iloyarln sighted a ship In the fog off Dalny the day before she struck the mine. A sharp duel occurred between the two ves sets which lasted for a quarter of an hour. Both sustained damage. The fight was stopped by the algnals of the vessels which the Boyarin at tacked. These showed that both ships were Russians. Later tho Boyarin discovered that her adversary was the Yenissel. The Yenissel subsequently, while maneuvering, struck a mine and sank. The Eoyarln withdrew without at tempting to save the drowning crew of the mined vessel. Lator the Boy arin also struck a mine. Her crew landed, but her captain neglected to fasten her hawser, and the cruiser drifted to sea, here she was lost. In defense of his actions, the cap tain said thnt, owing to Admiral Stark s orders that tho torpedo dia aster bo retrieved, he had not slept for four days. He further stated that he was only half responsible for the duel with the Yenissel. He produced a letter from the Dowager Empress congratulating him on his courage in saving the crew of his vessel. Owing to this letter the court did not condemn the accused officer. It merely withdrew permission to serve lrr the future. KING EDWARD VISITS ERIN. Second Trip of His Majesty Will Fur ther Good Feeling. It Is expected that the trip of King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Ire land, on which they started Monday will still further tmprovo the relations between Ireland and England, which are better now than they have been since the days of Strongbow. They were accompanied by the Princess Vic toria. The last visit of his majesty created a most favorable impression amongst his Irish subjects, and this feeing has been intensified by subsequent mani festations on the part of his majesty of intelligent Interest in Irish affairs and a disposition on his part that not only the rights of the Irish be con served but extended. Spy Killed. Tho Tokyo correspondent of the London Times Bays that one of the Japanese spies shot by the Rdsslant at Mukden was identified as Sonde, a Japanese judge, and not a military man, as hat been Btatod. Attempt to Bribe Jailors Falls. A woman disguised as a nun, It Is stated, found entrance into the peni tentiary at Kingston, Ont., recently and put Into the hands of one of the Wclland Canal dynamiters package of money with which to bribe the guards and secure tbe escape of Dullman, Walsh and Nolan. A guard saw the transfer, and the bogus sister was traced to Rochester, N. Y. The money came from an English woman who had married a wealthy Italian. SPOTTING BREVITIES. 'According to a dlsrmtch from Baa Ran Francisco Eddie Uraney trill not referee boxing bouts In the future. Gou ah acres Stnble's colt Spring wo the Averne Stakes at Aqueduct, de feating eight others, Including the fa vorite, Peter, Taul. Eddie Harilon, of California, had the best of a six-round bout with Tim Callahan, of Philadelphia, Pa., at the Lenox, Athletic Club, Tom Jenkins, wrestled with Maura the Scotch chnmplon, at Glasgow, lie fnilprl in rhrnTr atunrn irttliln iha lima limit of twenty minutes. James J. Jeffries nnd Jack Monroe. the miner-pugilist, will meet for the heavyweight championship of tbe worm at eun iransisco, Cnl., June 17. Clark Ball wishes to match Horr Plneke, tho Holland glnnt, with AJ Limerick, the Buffalo dockmun. Limer ick Is tbe man Jack Munroe defeated In Boston. Young Corbett hns sailed for En- land for a vacation. It it snld Corbett has Intimated thnt he will fight Ben Jordan while abroad If sufficient in ducements are offered.' The great Metroncilltnn Stakes, han- Jlcap, for three-year-olds and upward, was run at Epsom nnd won by Lord Cadognn's Elba, J. U. Clarke's Mark Time second, Sir E. Cassel's Lovat wira. Hugo Oorllti hns been appointed general agent and legal representative for all the English speaking countries of the Incorporated Society of Com posers. Tscbnlkowsky la the presi dent of the association. Work hns been begun at Trlnceton Unl- Tfioujr lur iuu iurmaiion 01 a water polo team, and Captuln Bourts, of the iwlminlng team, announced that L. D. lindley, of the New York Athletic Club, has been engaged to coach the large number of candidates that have reported. Women In India. There has been some Improvement In the condition of women in India, and It Is due almost entirely to the missionary societies. They have brought about reform which could n'ot have occurred otherwise, although, at the same time, the spirit of modern progress has not been without its In fluence upon the native families. Remarkable Instances have occurred in which native women have attained distinction la literature, scholarship and science. Several have passed uni versity entrance examinations; a few have obtained degrees. Last year there were 264 women in collegiate Institutions throughout the empire, more than has ever been known be fore. There has been gradual In crease In their number. In 1893-4 there were only 108 women in the col leges and universities and schools for higher education; two years later there were 110. In 1898-9 the number jumped to 174, and In 1900-1 It reach ed 205, hence you will see that the advance has been normal and regular and there have been no steps back ward. The greatest progress hat been In the southern part of the empire, where women are less secluded and the prejudice against their education It not so strong. Nevertheless 99 per cent of the women of India are absolu tely Illiterate, and among the total of 144,409,000 only 1.433.000 can read and write; 75 per cent of them can do no more. It a census wore taken of those who can read and understand an or dinary novel or a book of travel the total would be less than 250,000. PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Feed. Wheat-J7o. t red RyeNo. t Corn No. a yellow. r No. t follow, tbollod Mixed r 0t-.No. whtt.. ....... No, S wbtte Floor Winter natent...n.. HI So W 57 49 47 i HO 4 15 50 13 50 il 50 SI 50 111 00 5 50 t 50 () 61) M (A M VI 4 75 Btrslghl winters 4 50 Hsy-fio. TllmotbT I 25 PI.. v- . i ort 4 50 .WIBI U. I reed Ko 1 while n.ld. ton. Hiewa middlings firen. hulk Btrw Wbeftt VI . 00 i 00 SI 60 ,80 W , 00 00 Dairy Products. Butter Elfin creamery Ohio creamer? 3 fmurj rounirr roll Ctceae Ohio, new i0 Jw York, new W 6 M 14 II a Poultry, Eto. Heni per lb... " Chlciceus itreaeed ... , Turkey, live , H -". end Ohio, lren IS Fruits and Vegetables, Petntoet Fancy white per bus 1 Cabbniie per bbl 5 lnlnn pr barrel .... 3 ii Apple per barrel S0 BALTIMORE. Flour-Winter Patent 5 00 Wueat No. i red 1 00 torn mixed 51 Egg.- 1" butter Creatuerv 1 80 60 50 3 bJ SSO 1 01 M 18 tfo PHILADELPHIA . Hoar Winter Patent W teat-No. l red Coru 5o. 2 mixed.. Oat No. t wUU Butter Creamery, aura...-Kt-ga PennaylTanU urate..... $515 ... 1 V4 50 ... 17 5S5 1 u 51 40 It) ID NEW YORK. Flour ratenta.. V beat No, 2 rd. ....... .. . Corn No. 2 Oata No, aMilte.. m butter Creamery btateanu f euuarlvanla... ...5tn 40 1 tM 1 00 67 an ... 44 Hi 4 J SO LIVE 8TOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. Cattle. Prime beary, 14f0 to 1600 Ibi SW 0 38 trlme, 1500 to Hull lUe 5 10 5 Madluin. WOO to 1400 lba. 40 4 5 t'albelltr 'J 4 Butober, VO0 to 1000 lbs 3 00 4 40 Common to (air S iiO 3 70 Oxen, common to tat 00 4 00 Common toa-ood fat bulla and cow 50 350 SlUcu cows, eat: til 3000 Hogs. f rime beary hoc 5 30 t 3S Prune medium weight 5 1 5 35 Beet heavy yorkere and medium. 55 5 30 Uood pt( ud Usbtyorker 6 vo 55 Pit, common to good ft 10 B o ktoue-b 4 tlj t 00 feUS 3 50 4 00 Sheep. a Ixtra.medlura wetner 1 5 10 6 S Uood io choice ltd 5 00 Medium 175 4 Common to (air I VI soo brlu Lmb too 10 oo Calves. Veal, extra 4 Soo Vl, good to choice in 4uO Veal, tonuaoB beary , 30J la) 1 IS 17 W SI -4
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